How I started...
When I was young my family
moved to Malta for a few
years. With no TV, my mother
encouraged us kids to draw,
on anything, even on the
kitchen wall if we were
good enough.
Then, when I was five I won
a prize for a horse made out
of matchsticks and spuds.
I was on my way.
Later, back in England, I did Art & Design Foundation at Scarborough Tech
then studied art at teacher training college in Newcastle.
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While working as a
photographer I
experimented with
projecting slides
of straight lines
onto a model and
was struck by the
amazing woodgrain
effect. Until this
point all the 3-D
work I'd done was
in clay or plaster.
These are easy to
shape, but I'd
never found a finish
that inspired me.
Then, when I saw
this series of
photos it just hit me.
Wood! Try wood.
I was soon hooked..
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